What color is #60478B?

#60478B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60478B?

The RGB value is 96, 71, 139: 96 red, 71 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60478B?

The complementary color is #728B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60478B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60478B color

#60478B rgb(96, 71, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #60478B is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 27.8% green and 54.5% blue (96, 71, 139).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#60478B color codes

HEX	`#60478B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 71, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 27.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 49%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 49%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.71, 26.1, -34.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.71, 42.98, 307.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.736, 8.857, 25.512)`
Decimal	`6309771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60478B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #60478B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60478B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #60478B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60478b; }
.text { color: #60478b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60478b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 71 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60478b, #82478b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #60478B?: #60478B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60478B?: The RGB value is 96, 71, 139: 96 red, 71 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60478B?: The complementary color is #728B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60478B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.